Marcola, Oregon

Marcola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Springfield on the Mohawk River.

Marcola, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Mohawk Valley Fire Station in Marcola
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Coordinates: 44°10′21″N 122°51′34″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Area [1]
• Total	1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2)
• Land	1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	580
• Density	477.37/sq mi (184.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97454
Area code(s)	541 and 458
FIPS code	41-45850

History

The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate.^[3] In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the Mohawk Valley and a station named Marcola was established near the post office.^[3] Marcola was a name made up to honor Mary Cole, the wife of the town's founder, Columbus Cole.^[3][4] In 1901, the post office name was changed to agree with the name of the station.^[3]

The 1938 National Register of Historic Places-listed Earnest Bridge, a covered bridge in the Marcola area, was featured in the 1965 James Stewart film Shenandoah.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	580		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Education

Mohawk High School

Most of Marcola CDP is in the Marcola School District,^[7] which operates Mohawk High School.

Portions are in the Springfield School District 19.^[7]

Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.^[8]

Notable people

• Courtney Love (born 1964), musician and actress, lived with her family at a commune in Marcola^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 609. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
4. Williamson, Stephen. "The Ping Yang School Bombing". Retrieved March 24, 2007.
5. "Earnest Bridge". Oregon Tourism Commission. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved March 10, 2024.
8. "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
9. Brite. Poppy Z. Courtney Love: The Real Story. Touchstone. Page 24.

External links

• Media related to Marcola, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
• Marcola School District
• Images of the historic covered bridges in the Marcola area from Salem Public Library